I LIKE Thursday

 

It’s feeling like Fall. Lots of trees are changing to gold. Leaves are needing to be raked up. This was LeeAnna’s conversation starter for this week. Do you rake leaves or blow them?  We still rake mostly. Our city provides a Yard Waste dumpster til the end of November. So every weekend we try to fill it for pick up on our regular garbage day , Tuesday. We don’t have to bag them. We own a leaf blower, but it’s used infrequently. Sometimes just to clear a light dusting of snow!

It’s cool enough for jeans and tee shirt with a shirt jacket. 

Found on Pinterest 

My holiday cactus is going to bloom.

I made potato cheese and broccoli soup. It wasn’t pretty to look at, so no photos. But it was really yummy. 

Nothing real exciting happening. I just keep on keeping on. I’m stitching in the evenings. Here’s a sneak peek.

There is more to tell this weekend. So come back if you are curious. 

Hope you all have a great weekend no matter where you are. 

Go check out the links at Not Afraid of Color

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

ScrapHappy Saturday 10-18-25

 

 Happy Saturday. I’m linking up with Angela for Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025. I’ve been making potato chip blocks in the monthly colors. Angela suggested neutral for October. And I have 2 blocks completed. 

I haven’t laid all my blocks out on the floor to see how they look together. I should do that soon. I may have to fill in some colors. 

I’m starting to think about 2026. Although I really like using up my scraps in specific colors, I’m starting to get little pieces left over. So I need to come up with a plan. And I need to get the previous years’ blocks into tops/flimsies. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching

 

To be totally transparent I started this Friday, stitched on it Saturday and will continue today while watching the Denver Broncos football game on TV. 

It’s a bit late for a welcome autumn, but it technically isn’t winter yet. So I’ll continue. 

 

It’s a pattern from Primrose Cottage. If you sign up for their newsletter there are free stitch charts every month.

I finished THANKFUL, waiting for a frame order to be delivered. 

Next up is to get these two pieces framed. And to work on this Bent Creek design. I’m anxious to start on the snowmen. 

A friend in one of my quilting/stitching groups showed this at a recent gathering. I was smitten so I ordered it. There are only 4 colors, so I am going to splurge and buy the called for Weeks Works threads. 

Guess that is all for me currently. Though I have a start on a chart by Melisa at Pinker n Punkin Quits called Gingerbread Saltbox. I need to get that out of the ToBeFinished box. 

Linking up with Kathy at Slow Sunday Stitching

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I LIKE Thursday 10-17-25

 Oct 17 2025   LeeAnna asked this question.- -

what dish would you take to a fall gathering? or which dish at a fall gathering would you reach for first?

My go-to is a cranberry jello salad. It is labor intensive, so depending on the gathering, I might opted for Pumpkin Bars.  At the buffet table I would reach for a vegetable salad or scalloped corn if it was there. 

Fall is definitely in the air here in Wyoming. We have crisp cool nights and nice sunny days mostly. However, yesterday morning it was very foggy. Didn’t get a picture it was dark outside. 

We still have some green in the trees, but lots of gold! Last week at the library. 

Another thing that I like is young people that have good social skills. Do you remember the Glowing Hearts baby quilt? 

I blurred out the personal info. 

We received a hand written Thank You card, in the mail!

And this week momma sent me a photo of the sweet girl on the quilt. I hid her identity. 

Last weekend Mr Busy had some help so he was able to repair a piece of siding on our house. The first photo is the one that appeared on my Amazon account from the driver as he delivered a package. I thought it was funny, that he captured Mr Busy working. 

Sitting on a bucket

Our grandson-in-law was a tremendous help. And now it all ready for winter. The front flower beds are so sad. Nothing got done this summer….we were preoccupied.   Next year will be better. 

One thing happened on Tuesday.  I almost ashamed to admit. I had my phone in the back pocket of my jeans. I only have one or two pair with back pockets, so it’s not usual. It fell in the toilet. It is now drying on front of a fan. Fingers crossed it will be ok. 

I don’t want to buy a new phone. And no we are not on a plan so it would be out of pocket. 😖

Oh, and last weekend Mr Busy I missed the cozy clothes for the cooler weather question. Here is a photo of my favorite flannel Jammie pants and warm slippers. 

And NO!   I do not wear them to Walmart! LOL! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I LIKE Thursday. October ‘25

 

I like our local N.E. Wyoming Quilt Show. It gets bigger and better every year. This year there were 433 quilts displayed. 

In the Senior Catagory, this one done by my friend Sherry. 

And my 2025 Stay At Home Round Robin . Many of you saw this one in the making. 

In the Hand Embroidery catagory, this beauty done by my friend and fellow Thursday Stitcher, Aggie. 

My finally finished Hometown Christmas.  Glad to get it stitched, pieced, quilted and bound. It’s Done.

I can’t remember who did this one, but I have always liked this design. 

I don’t know the maker of this one either but it caught my eye..

There was a table of Other Quilted Items. Baskets, bowls, placemats, table runners. 

This one was done by my fiend Connie. She lost her husband in June, but he purchased the fabric for her and she will donate it as a fundraiser to a group she and Rick belonged to.

This one was unique. It’s a variation of the Wyoming state flag. 

This Art Quilt received an award. 1st place in the Small Quilt 2 Person Category.  Meaning one person pieced or constructed it, and a second person did the quilting. 

This one also won 1st place . In the  Youth 9-18age group. I believe this young woman was 14. 

If you haven’t seen enough, just go to the N.E. Wyoming Quilt Show Facebook page.

I’m reading 2 books during Banned Book Week. I wanted to know what all the fuss was about when this one was banned at our county library 2 years ago. It’s back on the shelf now. 

         

And I’m reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 

because I never have and my book club read James by Percival Everett. There was so much criticism pertaining to the fact that it is a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, that I needed to read the book by Mark Twain. 

I read my book club’s current selection last winter, so I was able to read other titles. We meet Oct 20th to discuss, The Frozen River. 

I recommend this one. We’ll see what my book friends think. 😏

As for cozy clothes to wear. I’m looking forward to flannel lounge pants and my worn out fuzzy red slippers. My go-to outfit first thing in the morning. No pictures, I’m in bed as I type this Wednesday night. Maybe I’ll add an addendum to next week’s post. Sharing at Not Afraid of Color

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

October’s First Slow Sunday Stitching!

 

I’m joining Kathy today for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Seems like slow stitching is what I’m getting done lately. I feel like I need to stay close to Mr. Busy, just in case. He probably hates that, but it is what I do. I did leave him for an hour yesterday while I went out to the quilt show. 

This is my entry, Hometown Christmas. Hand embroidery and appliqués and some piecing. 

My friend Aggie did this Quaker. Personalized with her initials and piping added then applied to a ready made pillow. It’s awesome. 

I’ll be working on THANKFUL today. I used the DMC conversions. I think the  turkey tail seems a little pink, but I’m not changing it.  

It will all be fine.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Friday 10/3/25

 

I’ll link to Finished or Not Friday because it helps ME keep track.  You can go check to see what other more productive quilters have been working on and have completed. 

Sadly this is the state of my string blocks. They are sewn together, but that is all. 

The small cream border is cut to size, but still waiting to be attached. Why? Because the light green, from September, is still under my needle. 

Our quilt show is this weekend and I hope to visit a vender and find the perfect border fabric. I’m not sure what I’m looking for. The string blocks are dark and busy. Hopefully I’ll find something. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.